Sentences with phrase «urban education setting»

Many of these articles relate to teacher research in an urban education setting or school reform experiences.

In particular they will have three years minimum of direct work experience or significant volunteer work in urban education settings (primarily urban schools, but also community organizations, non-profits, government agencies, etc.).

Prior to joining the CEL team, June served in numerous leadership roles in urban education settings most recently as chief academic officer in Seattle.

In practice, teaching leadership in urban education settings requires creativity and «out of the box» thinking.

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Instead of teaching their own positive convictions, which can help overcome a dehumanizing orthodoxy and so transform the life of the church, these schools seem to think that they will transform society and church by offering this or that course in urban studies, by relocating the setting of education to the places «where people live,» and by increased field experiences.

The researchers also gathered the following data for each physician: sex, years in practice, whether the physician worked in a solo or group practice, whether the physician was a member of ACMS, whether the physician practiced at an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education site for MMS, volume of MMS operations, and whether the physician practiced in an urban or rural setting.

Claiming that education is misguided and misdirected, Orr supports his argument by noting that students live mainly in urban or suburban settings and come from variable and uncertain home backgrounds.

Participants reported their age, sex, sexual orientation, highest obtained level of education, race / ethnicity, country of residence, whether they lived in an urban or rural setting, and relationship status.

Other highlights in this strand include: Miguel Gomes» mixes fantasy, documentary, docu - fiction, Brechtian pantomime and echoes of MGM musical in the epic ARABIAN NIGHTS; the World Premiere of William Fairman and Max Gogarty's CHEMSEX, an unflinching, powerful documentary about the pleasures and perils associated with the «chemsex» scene that's far more than a sensationalist exposé; the European Premiere of CLOSET MONSTER, Stephen Dunn's remarkable debut feature about an artistic, sexually confused teen who has conversations with his pet hamster, voiced by Isabella Rossellini; THE ENDLESS RIVER a devasting new film set in small - town South Africa from Oliver Hermanus, Diep Hoang Nguyen's beautiful debut, FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Moss.

Today's generation of education reformers exhibit something more akin to diffidence, even cowardice, and not without cause: After decades of dominance and setting the agenda for American education, we should have a few more successes to point to than a relative handful of successful urban charter schools.

Education markets in large urban settings, he argues, differ so much from market analysis that one must question whether they are, in fact, even markets.

«Kareen led her colleagues quietly yet powerfully in investigating the hard questions regarding the education of youth living in urban settings.

I have also taught in the university setting focusing on secondary education and urban education.

From a wide range of settings, from deepest rural China, through the slums of urban India and Kenya, to the urban periphery areas o Ghana, private education is serving huge numbers of children.

So Much Reform, So Little Change: The Persistence of Failure in Urban Schools Charles M. Payne (Harvard Education Press) Payne, a sociologist at the University of Chicago, here sets out to explain «the sociology of failure» of urban reUrban Schools Charles M. Payne (Harvard Education Press) Payne, a sociologist at the University of Chicago, here sets out to explain «the sociology of failure» of urban reurban reform.

As a former teacher with a deep passion for education, Charner - Laird knew she wanted to study early - career teachers in urban settings.

Because rural school communities vary widely, «generic» improvement plans designed for large urban districts usually do not work as well in rural settings, according to the authors of a new book on rural education programs.

Many set up shop in urban areas, serve minority and low - income students, and rely on a strategy and curriculum associated with an education management organization.

In the 1970's, my experience with High Schools» counselors in the urban educational setting in a General Motors «GM» town were slanted towards vocational education and not Higher Ed.

Even though Mary Grassa O'Neill, managing director of the newly merged Principals» Center and Programs in Professional Education, has years of hands - on experience as a school leader in urban and suburban settings, she adamantly claims that she is «only a practitioner working among a genius faculty of researchers.»

«Students with disabilities served in urban settings, in which minorities predominate, have higher likelihood of being placed in segregated settings, and lower likelihood of accessing challenging curricula,» said Tom Hehir, lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Now, as an education consultant, Anderson works with schools in rural, urban, and suburban settings across the United States.

As president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), a nonprofit geared toward helping low income children and families in New York City, Canada has improved the lives of thousands of children in urban settings through education and services.

In an era when education leaders are held accountable for raising the academic performance of all students, the job of leading today's schools has seriously outpaced the available training, especially for state and district leaders who set policy for and lead complex urban districts.

Among frequently repeated charges is that charter schools are fundamentally destructive to the concept of public education for all and contributors to even greater segregation in urban settings in particular.

There also are serious concerns about many urban districts clustering special education students and over-classifying young men of color inappropriately, all of which call into question what kinds of targets are appropriate to set for any school to meet.

LUMIN provides safe, Christian schools focused on educational success, leadership development and spiritual growth; and has set the standard for effective, Christ - centered, results oriented urban education.

In the process, Obama and Duncan are retreating from the very commitment of federal education policy, articulated through No Child, to set clear goals for improving student achievement in reading and mathematics, to declare to urban, suburban, and rural districts that they could no longer continue to commit educational malpractice against poor and minority children, and to end policies that damn children to low expectations.

Dallas Teacher Residency aims to provide program residents with an affordable, deliberate, and tailored experience, which upon successful program completion, provides program graduates with not a specific teaching skill set geared towards urban education, but an unmatched year - long teacher residency experience under the guidance of a highly - skilled and trained mentor teacher, in an urban classroom setting.

There is no shortage of research being conducted into the benefits of gifted education in urban settings and lots of evidence of the achievement gap between high and low socio - economic high performing students.

«Despite promising gains in some districts, clearly the ongoing challenge in urban education is great,» David P. Driscoll, chairman of the National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for the test, said in a news release.

School Name: Merit Prep Newark Grades Served: 6 - 12 Location: Newark, NJ Operator: Matchbook Learning (formerly Touchstone Education) * Operator Type: Nonprofit School Type: Charter Setting: Urban Students at Start: 80 Students at Capacity: 630

The Bridge to Completion research centers on the analysis of multiple data sets, including comparing similar schools and other large, urban districts as well as national data, and interviewing 50 - plus professionals representing the school district, community - based organizations, higher education and nationally recognized college access.

After his teacher training at Ball State University Teachers College, he worked as an elementary school teacher and then migrated from his Indiana roots to Chicago to take on the challenge of clinical special education in an urban hospital setting.

He has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on the conditions of urban education, urban teacher support and development, and effective pedagogy in urban settings.

(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in urban public school settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the psychosocial development of urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating large scale preventive interventions; (e) Examines educational policy and its implications for practice and research for urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.

His passion for students receiving a high - quality education in urban settings drives the work that he does, both in and out of the classroom.

Foundation Transitioning to the Common Core: How community schools partners can support a school's transition to these new learning standards Dr. Barbara Radner, Director, Center for Urban Education, DePaul University - Core Connections Tool Kit Get in the Game: Setting - up your program for success Kristi Skala, Training and Evaluations Manager, Girls in the Game Luveta Hill, Training and Evaluations Specialist, Girls in the Game - Assessment and Action Plan Tool Leading with Relationships: Umoja Student Development Corporation Lila Leff, Founder and Chief Partnership Development Officer, Umoja Student Development Corp..

Eight large urban school districts in California will open the school year with new flexibility to reduce the emphasis on standardized tests and set their own standards for student success, under an unprecedented waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act that the U.S. Department of Education granted on Tuesday.

Soon after Malloy's Commissioner of Education brought in the private company to run Milner Elementary School, Jumoke's Chief Executive Officer Jumoke Academy, Michael Sharpe, set up a holding company called the Family Urban Schools of Excellence, Inc..

St. Catherine School is driven to provide all students in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade with a quality Catholic education in the urban setting of the Sherman Park neighborhood.

School: ASCEND Grades Served: K - 8 Location: Oakland, CA Operator: Education for Change Public Schools Operator Type: Charter Setting: Urban Students: 450

For example, one ISD, using dollars awarded by the Michigan Department of Education for priority schools, worked with all the priority schools in its largest urban setting to improve student outcomes.

My decision to pursue higher education meant learning to negotiate and sacrifice pieces of my cultural schema to navigate the «institution» in order to be «successful» (whatever successful meant) by moving from my rural community to an urban university setting.

For instance, whereas education policy is largely biased toward urban schools, advisers serve in both urban and rural settings.

If you're passionate about setting a higher standard for urban education, whether through applying, partnering or donating, please contact KCTR today at [phone].

Golden Gate is a unique national park for many reasons: its urban setting, its sprawling expanse across three counties, and its award - winning youth education programs at Crissy Field Center.

CCNY will carry out this mission by exercising leadership in education and research, always mindful of our urban setting and the needs of the richly diverse population that we serve.

Program — K - 12 Leadership in Urban School Settings Concentration University of California, Los Angeles • CA Master of Education — 1994 University of California, Los Angeles • CA B.A. in English — 1981 University of California, Los Angeles • CA Professional Clear Single Subject Credential in English — UCLA — 1984 Bilingual Certificate of Competence — Spanish — 1991

This activist fifth of the population tends to be middle - aged or older (46 years - old and over), a homeowner with some university education, who either lives in an urban or suburban setting.